I can't understand why everyone thinks Beltran is some kind of huge power threat...He's never even hit 30 HR's before and everyone is ready to give him a 40/40 season...The Royals are my favorite team and Beltran is one helluva player...but let's try to keep things realistic...

"Every government interference in the economy consists of giving an unearned benefit, extorted by force, to some men at the expense of others."-Ayn Rand

I agree with what most of the people have said so far; 40 hr and 40 steals is a reach.

It should be noted that Beltran only played 85% of the season last year and he is only turning 27.

If he would have played in 10% more games last year (a rough estimate of the games he missed with that April oblique injury), he would have hit 4 more home runs and stolen 7 more bases, given his respective rates in each category. That would have amounted to a total of 30 Hr and 48 steals.

Add in a few extra steals and Hrs because he could be at his peak in 2004 and a 35/35 stat line is well within reach.

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